TERI - MEETING

HOLY SEE - CREDENTIALS

VIENNA, 25 March 2015 - Monsignor Janusz Urbanczyk paid a courtesy call to the Director General to present the notification of his appointment as Permanent Observer of the Holy See to UNIDO. Pointing out the importance of industrialization, the Director General underlined that it should be inclusive and sustainable. Monsignor Urbanczyk expressed his interest in the work of UNIDO and assured of his support.

"UNO INSIDE" - BOOK PRESENTATION

VIENNA, 20 March 2015 - The Director General met with Annemarie Mannoia, Editor of the book: "UNO inside", The United Nations in Vienna - Facts, Adventures and Anecdotes.

UGANDA - CREDENTIALS

VIENNA, 19 March 2015 – The new Permanent Representative of Uganda to UNIDO, Marcel R. Tibaleka, presented his credentials to the Director General. The Director General briefed him on the implementation of ISID and UNIDO’s new programmatic approach, in particular the Programme for Country Partnerships launched in 2014 in two pilot countries. He said that in future, discussions may not only focus on technical cooperation, but also on industrial development strategies.

PERU - MEETING

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

VIENNA, 9 March 2015 - The Director General spoke during UNIDO's special meeting dedicated to the International Women's Day to recognize and celebrate the achievements of women. Special guests included Olga Algayerova, Permanent Representative of Slovakia to UNIDO and Gloria del Carmen Young Chizmar, Permanent Representative of Panama to UNIDO.

BAHRAIN - COURTESY CALL

VIENNA, 9 March 2015 - The Director General met with Sheikh Abdalla Bin Rashid, Governor of the Southern Governorate of Bahrain.

BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS - MEETING

VIENNA, 26 February 2015 - The Director General met with Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.

ZIMBABWE - FAREWELL VISIT

VIENNA, 25 February 2015 - Grace Tsitsi Mutandiro, Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to UNIDO, paid her farewell visit to Director General Li. The Director General thanked Mutandiro for her commitment to UNIDO in the past and commended Zimbabwe’s support of inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID). He also underlined the importance of the current sustainable development goal for African countries and the least developed countries.

REPUBLIC OF KOREA - COURTESY CALL

VIENNA, 25 February 2015 - JEONG Jin-kyu, Deputy Director General of the International Development Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, paid a courtesy call to the Director General.